Born Kirkintilloch.
Scottish mezzo-soprano.
Patricia Purcell joined Sadler's Wells in 1961, and appeared in a number of productions including The Love for Three Oranges, The Gypsy Baron, Our Man in Havana (Malcolm Williamson) and Monteverdi's Orfeo. After a period of study at the London Opera Centre, she joined Covent Garden, working in the chorus, singing small roles and covering larger ones. She returned to sing several of those roles in Scotland.
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